Calum Best has opened up about growing up with his famous father George Best and confessed that he still struggles with his own drinking.

The reality star appeared on Loose Women to chat about his childhood and said that over the years he has battled to conquer his own "demons" by trying to stay healthy.

On filming a new reality show over in America, Calum said he was forced to assess his own situation.

"I had to really open up and talk to therapists and go through these different situations about why I was single, and there were a few nights where I drank too much and all those old things came back."

The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate said that he had never wanted to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in an attempt to deal with his issues.

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"I've never been to them, I remember going to one and I couldn't handle it. I feel I've got a grip well enough that I'm good, but I know when I drink, I drink heavy. I am addictive..."

Asked whether he thought he had a drinking problem Calum said: "No but I would say I have something in me that I could [have a drinking problem] if I wanted to."

Calum is now a patron of the National Association of Children of Alcoholics and shared his advice on opening up about alcoholism: "Talk about it. That's the key thing.

"When I was young I didn't have anyone to turn to and it ate away at me inside, even when I did my book I got to get all these things out."

He added that he was proud to be his "dad's son" but also: "I want to say to others who might have an alcohol dependent parent, talk about it there's always a way to solve it. This charity is a perfect example of it."

Calum certainly didn't go away empty-handed from Loose Women as his pal Katie Price promised to play matchmaker for the reality singleton.

Katie, 37, said she'd know Calum for years and appeared together in CBB, and asked him if he was currently single after splitting with his ex Ianthe Rose Cochrane-Stack.

After he confirmed he hadn't found the one at 35, the cheeky panelist joked: "Cor you're getting old. You are actually single now? We might have to set you up then! He's single ladies!"